Tagus River











Tagus River is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula, from it's source in Fuente de Garcia, Spain to Lisbon, Portugal, the river covers more than 1000 km and it also pass right by Quinta das Praias. This photo series is the reflection of what I've seen on some of my exploration trips along the river and the small villages that lies by it. Sadly it's seems like a lot of the life in the villages has ended with the dying of the older generations and the younger generations leaving for the big city life.

By Jens Selin

Bird singing in the rain




Every morning we have the sweetest awakening, even when it’s a raining morning like this morning. It makes me wonder... The heart breaks with our aching earth, but while there’s life, birds will keep on singing. May it always be a song of peace and love. 


Filmed and edited by Francisca Ribeiro

El anciano que soy


Andando perdido entre cemento,
el anciano que soy yo mismo,
tras limpiarse las gafas y
respirar profundamente rosas y alegría;
estallido en el pecho tal orquídea,
vió en el cielo, aun siento de día,
estrella fugaz en la lejanía.
Esta es mi vida, un destello.
Desconozco los pasos por andar.
Recuerdo mis ropas, surcos marcadas.
Algunas lavadas, otras olvidadas.
Mas que es mi existencia, un parpadear.
Antaño dormido, ahora bostezando,
regresando al pasado cuando era niño,
disfrutando nuevamente de lo conocido,
desde arriba, abajo, de frente, mirando
riendo, jugando el anciano que soy yo mismo.

Poem by Darío Nogués Domínguez


Illustration by Francisca Ribeiro